Conservative Party of Norway

The Conservative Party of Norway, also known as Hoyre, is a conservative political party in Norway that was founded on 25 August 1884. The party is the second-oldest political party in Norway after the Liberal Party of Norway, and it was in government from 1910 to 1913, during much of the 1920s, for much of the 1960s, for much of the 1980s, from 2001 to 2005, and from 2013. The party advocated economic liberalism, reduction of taxes, and individual rights, as it identified as a "conservative party of progress" due to its support for social liberalism (such as same-sex marriage and gay adopption rights) and the welfare state. In 2017, the party held 45/169 Storting seats, 167/728 County Council seats, 1,953/10,781 municipal council seats, and 2/39 Sami Parliament seats.